Ambulatory Infusion Pharmacist - Float

About the role

Ochsner is hiring a float Ambulatory Infusion Pharmacist in New Orleans, Louisiana, covering several travel sites including Kenner OMC, Baton Rouge locations, St. Tammany Hospital, Benson Cancer Center, Westbank OMC, Ochsner Baptist, Slidell Memorial Hospital and Ochsner Lafayette General. The role manages medication for assigned patients, reviews therapy appropriateness and cost efficiency, and includes a hybrid work schedule.

Key responsibilities

• Manage medication for assigned patients, monitor and evaluate therapy against patient status, institutional criteria and cost-efficient measures, including medication reconciliation, monitoring and patient education.
• Provide pharmacokinetic consultation, use laboratory data to evaluate drug selection and dosing, and communicate findings to healthcare practitioners.
• Evaluate patient response to drug therapy and document interventions and outcomes.
• Help develop pathways, best practices and guidelines for the assigned population.
• Educate staff, students, patients and healthcare providers, mentor residents, students and new staff, and provide expert content for order sets, formularies and benefit designs.
• Support patient care across all transitions of care and adapt communication to each patient population.
• Volunteer for tasks during staffing shortages caused by weather, power outages or computer downtime.
• Stay current with federal, state and local laws and accreditation standards and comply with them.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy; completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (three years of related specialty experience accepted in lieu).
• Preferred: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and completion of a PGY2 Pharmacy Residency.
• No work experience required.
• Current pharmacy license in the state of practice.
• Able to travel between facilities and stand for prolonged periods.

Required skills

• Proficiency with Windows-style applications and keyboard dexterity for data entry and retrieval of patient information.
• Effective verbal and written communication and strong teaching and leadership skills.